AIRPORT × WILDLIFE
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSFO
The FAA database contains 91 filed reports pairing San Francisco Intl Arpt (KSFO) with Red-tailed hawk; damage was indicated in 6.6% and engine ingestion in 15.4%. This count is not a future-event probability.
Source: FAA National Wildlife Strike Database · Airport-subject cohort · Snapshot September 16, 2026
Filed reports911990–export
Damage indicated66.6% of reports
Engine ingestion1415.4% of reports
Latest report2025-12-31in this aggregate
01 / CONTEXT
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSFO: 91 paired reports in the FAA file
Red-tailed hawk reports at KSFO contains 91 filed reports; 6 indicate damage and 14 record engine ingestion, while the national Red-tailed hawk parent contains 4,484 reports.
WHY THERE IS NO RISK GRADE
FAA reporting is voluntary, reporting intensity varies, and this pairing has no flight-exposure denominator. Runway Wildlife keeps counts and conditional damage shares separate.